Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state

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Table 1. Union affiliation of employed wage and salary workers by state (Numbers in thousands)
State	2005					2006
	Total employed	Members of unions ¹		Represented by unions ²		Total employed	Members of unions ¹		Represented by unions ²
	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total employed	Total	Percent of employed	Total	Percent of employed
Alabama	1,909	195	10.2	223	11.7	1,930	170	8.8	194	10.0
Alaska	275	63	22.8	66	24.1	280	62	22.2	67	23.8
Arizona	2,366	145	6.1	181	7.7	2,584	197	7.6	250	9.7
Arkansas	1,138	54	4.8	68	6.0	1,130	58	5.1	67	6.0
California	14,687	2,424	16.5	2,610	17.8	14,501	2,273	15.7	2,444	16.9
Colorado	2,052	170	8.3	193	9.4	2,154	165	7.7	186	8.6
Connecticut	1,550	247	15.9	263	17.0	1,591	247	15.6	263	16.5
Delaware	386	46	11.8	50	12.9	396	43	10.8	45	11.4
District of Columbia	259	29	11.3	33	12.8	246	25	10.3	30	12.2
Florida	7,389	401	5.4	532	7.2	7,676	397	5.2	497	6.5
Georgia	3,765	190	5.0	226	6.0	3,974	176	4.4	230	5.8
Hawaii	545	141	25.8	145	26.7	562	139	24.7	146	25.9
Idaho	606	31	5.2	38	6.3	620	37	6.0	45	7.2
Illinois	5,473	927	16.9	965	17.6	5,684	931	16.4	979	17.2
Indiana	2,789	346	12.4	368	13.2	2,787	334	12.0	362	13.0
Iowa	1,369	157	11.5	185	13.5	1,424	161	11.3	199	14.0
Kansas	1,210	85	7.0	115	9.5	1,236	99	8.0	115	9.3
Kentucky	1,696	164	9.7	184	10.8	1,752	172	9.8	196	11.2
Louisiana	1,778	114	6.4	132	7.4	1,676	107	6.4	121	7.2
Maine	582	69	11.9	79	13.6	584	69	11.9	79	13.5
Maryland	2,530	337	13.3	379	15.0	2,614	342	13.1	386	14.8
Massachusetts	2,886	402	13.9	431	14.9	2,859	414	14.5	438	15.3
Michigan	4,288	880	20.5	916	21.4	4,299	842	19.6	879	20.4
Minnesota	2,494	392	15.7	410	16.4	2,479	395	16.0	416	16.8
Mississippi	1,089	77	7.1	105	9.7	1,065	60	5.6	78	7.3
Missouri	2,532	290	11.5	319	12.6	2,610	284	10.9	310	11.9
Montana	391	42	10.7	48	12.2	397	48	12.2	52	13.1
Nebraska	830	69	8.3	79	9.5	831	66	7.9	79	9.5
Nevada	1,051	145	13.8	158	15.1	1,124	167	14.8	191	17.0
New Hampshire	627	65	10.4	72	11.5	620	63	10.1	70	11.3
New Jersey	3,868	791	20.5	838	21.7	3,827	770	20.1	825	21.6
New Mexico	777	63	8.1	83	10.7	796	62	7.8	92	11.5
New York	8,008	2,090	26.1	2,201	27.5	8,115	1,981	24.4	2,060	25.4
North Carolina	3,631	107	2.9	143	3.9	3,810	126	3.3	155	4.1
North Dakota	289	21	7.3	26	9.2	300	20	6.8	24	8.0
Ohio	5,039	804	16.0	866	17.2	5,170	734	14.2	801	15.5
Oklahoma	1,432	77	5.4	91	6.4	1,453	93	6.4	112	7.7
Oregon	1,470	213	14.5	231	15.7	1,527	211	13.8	225	14.7
Pennsylvania	5,456	753	13.8	818	15.0	5,457	745	13.6	802	14.7
Rhode Island	494	79	15.9	83	16.8	498	76	15.3	79	16.0
South Carolina	1,739	40	2.3	58	3.3	1,775	59	3.3	74	4.2
South Dakota	350	21	5.9	29	8.2	351	21	5.9	25	7.2
Tennessee	2,368	128	5.4	156	6.6	2,550	153	6.0	174	6.8
Texas	9,485	506	5.3	590	6.2	9,751	476	4.9	576	5.9
Utah	1,035	51	4.9	63	6.1	1,121	61	5.4	69	6.1
Vermont	287	31	10.8	37	13.0	305	34	11.0	39	12.9
Virginia	3,406	165	4.8	211	6.2	3,446	139	4.0	179	5.2
Washington	2,746	523	19.1	559	20.4	2,772	549	19.8	583	21.0
West Virginia	688	99	14.4	107	15.5	710	101	14.2	110	15.5
Wisconsin	2,551	410	16.1	438	17.2	2,587	386	14.9	415	16.1
Wyoming	228	18	7.9	22	9.5	235	19	8.3	24	10.0

¹ Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.

² Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union as well as workers who report no union affiliation but whose jobs are covered by a union or an employee association contract.

NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. Excluded are all self-employed workers regardless of whether or not their businesses are incorporated.

Table 2. Union membership¹ of employed wage and salary workers in the U.S. and New England, annual averages, 2001 and 2006 (Numbers in thousands)
State	2001		2006		2001 to 2006 membership
State	Total members	Percent of employed	Total members	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	16,275	13.5	15,359	12.0	-916	-5.6
Connecticut	237	15.8	247	15.6	10	4.2
Maine	72	12.9	69	11.9	-3	-4.2
Massachusetts	420	14.8	414	14.5	-6	-1.4
New Hampshire	60	10.1	63	10.1	3	5.0
Rhode Island	78	17.9	76	15.3	-2	-2.6
Vermont	30	10.8	34	11.0	4	13.3

Table 3. Union representation² of employed wage and salary workers in the U.S. and New England, annual averages, 2001 and 2006 (Numbers in thousands)
State	2001		2006		2001 to 2006 membership
State	Total represented	Percent of employed	Total represented	Percent of employed	Net change	Percent change
United States	17,875	14.8	16,860	13.1	-1,015	-5.7
Connecticut	250	16.7	263	16.5	13	5.2
Maine	81	14.5	79	13.5	-2	-2.5
Massachusetts	451	15.9	438	15.3	-13	-2.9
New Hampshire	67	11.4	70	11.3	3	4.5
Rhode Island	80	18.5	79	16.0	-1	-1.3
Vermont	34	12.2	39	12.9	5	14.7

¹ Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union.

² Data refer to members of a labor union or an employee association similar to a union, as well as workers who are not members but whose jobs are covered by a union or employee association contract.

NOTES: Data refer to the sole or principal job of full- and part-time workers. All self-employed workers are excluded, regardless of whether their businesses are incorporated. Data are based on one-fourth of the full sample (the out-going rotation groups). Asa result, employment levels may not match the official annual average employment figures issued by the Local Area Unemployment Statistics Program.

Last Modified Date: February 1, 2007

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